Budapest
Danube loops, Buda hills and thermal bath evenings
Photo: Umair Ali AsadScore for November
Remodius Score6.2 · #43 of 50 in Nov
Weather11° high · Limited
Sport fitOkay
Cost€1,350 / mo · Great
Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.
Everyday life
InternetVery fast
Healthy livingGreat
Air qualityGood
SafetyUS advisory level 1 of 4
Cost of living
Budget nomad€900 / mo
Comfort nomad€1,350 / mo
Luxury nomad€1,950 / mo
One-bedroom rent€700 / mo
Coworking hot desk€150 / mo
Gym day pass€6.40
Coffee€4
Healthy lunch€7
November
- Daytime high
- 11 °C
- Daylight
- 9.4 h
- Cloud
- 72%
Best months
Greener is better. Daytime high is the typical daily maximum.| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime high | 5° | 7° | 12° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 23° | 17° | 11° | 5° |
| Rain | 39 mm | 40 mm | 41 mm | 35 mm | 65 mm | 70 mm | 66 mm | 63 mm | 57 mm | 51 mm | 44 mm | 43 mm |
| Humidity | 90% | 86% | 78% | 71% | 68% | 64% | 58% | 59% | 66% | 76% | 87% | 91% |
| Daylight | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Hiking | Off | Off | Good | Good | Good | Good | Off | Off | Good | Good | Good | Off |
| Cycling | Off | Off | Off | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Off | Off |
Budapest by month
Where to stay
budget
Józsefváros (VIII)
€550 / mo
Inner Pest district next to the centre, furnished 1-beds at 450 to 620 euros.
comfort
Terézváros (VI) / Erzsébetváros (VII)
€700 / mo
Central Pest with cafes and nightlife, furnished 1-beds at 600 to 780 euros.
luxury
Lipótváros / Belváros (V)
€1,000 / mo
Riverside core near Parliament, furnished 1-beds at 900 to 1,050 euros.
One-bedroom monthly rent.
Work
InternetVery fast
Coworking hot desk€150 / mo
Coworking spaces29 within 10 km
Time zoneUTC+1 standard time
Remote-work visa
White Card
Up to 24 months, not renewable. Income from €3,000 a month.
Official pageLocal tips
- A monthly Budapest pass costs 8,950 forints and covers metro, tram, bus and suburban rail in the city.
- KAPTAR sells a cowork day ticket for 6,400 forints plus VAT with no booking, a cheap way to test it.
- Staying over 90 days means registering your address for a lakcimkartya, so get the landlord's signed form before the lease.
Sport & health
RunningGreat
GymGood
PadelGood
ClimbingGood
YogaGood
HikingGood
CyclingGood
SurfLimited
Gyms217 within 10 km
Climbing18 within 10 km
Pools114 within 10 km
Padel courts3 within 10 km
Yoga studios44 within 10 km
Surf spots1 within 10 km
Healthy food231 within 10 km
Counts come from OpenStreetMap volunteers and miss places that are not tagged.
Outdoor
9 /10- parks
- 13.9 km²
- running tracks
- 201
- paths and trails
- 2,834 km
From OpenStreetMap, within 10 km.
Health
Tap waterSafe to drink
Dengue · ZikaNo risk
Nearest A&EBudai Gyermekkórház · 2.1 km
Pharmacies383
Bring with you
SocketsType C/F, 230 V
Adapter
Universal Travel Adapter PRO
Second screen
Portable Monitor 13 inch
Laptop stand
Nexstand
Packing
Packing Cubes Set of 8
The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.
Sources (37)
- Composite (budget): 1br rent (Housiko Jozsefvaros VIII) + BKK Budapest monthly pass HUF 8,950 (bkk.hu, EUR 24.40 at ECB 366.73) + 8 gym day passes + 25 healthy lunches + 20 coffees, no cowork; each input sourced on this page, rounded to 50 EUR (ECB 2026-10-23: HUF 366.73)Researched 2026-10-25
- KAPTAR Budapest: price list (FLEXIE flexible desk HUF 60,000 per month excl. VAT, EUR 164 at ECB 366.73)Researched 2026-10-25
- Flatio: Best gyms in Budapest (day tickets HUF 1,890 / 2,080 / 2,600 / 2,900, median 2,340, EUR 6.40 at ECB 366.73; undated guide)Researched 2026-10-25
- The Better Vacation: Best coffee houses in Budapest, 2026 (cappuccino or flat white at specialty spots HUF 1,200-1,700, midpoint 1,450, EUR 3.95 at ECB 366.73)Researched 2026-10-25
- The Better Vacation: Cheap eats in Budapest, 2026 (napi menu soup and main HUF 2,000-3,000, midpoint 2,500, EUR 6.80 at ECB 366.73; daily menu proxy, no bowl price found)Researched 2026-10-25
- Worlddata.info: Telecommunication in Hungary (Ookla Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026, fixed broadband average download 271 Mbps; average, not median)Researched 2026-10-25
- IQAir: Air quality in Hungary (2025 annual mean PM2.5 12.7 ug/m3; country figure, Budapest page last annual 14 ug/m3 in 2019)Researched 2026-10-25
- HappyCow: Budapest (350 listings)Researched 2026-10-25
- WMO Climate Normals 1991-2020, Budapest Belterulet 12840 (HungaroMet via NOAA NCEI), Daily_Maximum_TemperatureResearched 2026-10-25
- Surfski Wiki: Hungary (Hungary is landlocked, nearest seashore in Croatia)Researched 2026-10-25
- World Athletics: Top running tracks in Budapest, Margaret Island (5.3 km rubberised loop, open all year)Researched 2026-10-25
- Hungary Unlocked: Budapest's best padel courts (7 clubs reviewed, indoor and outdoor, 2 to 6 courts each)Researched 2026-10-25
- We Love Budapest: Gravity Boulder Bar reopens (1,300 m2 bouldering gym in Mammut, District II)Researched 2026-10-25
- We Love Budapest: English-language yoga studios in Budapest (Ganapati, The Shift, DownDog, Bikram, Budapest Yoga, Aum)Researched 2026-10-25
- Just Budapest: Top 5 hiking spots in Budapest (Janos-hegy, Sas-hegy, Gellert-hegy, Harmashatar-hegy, Rokahegy)Researched 2026-10-25
- There She Goes Again: Budapest to Szentendre (25 km flat ride on EuroVelo 6, repaved 2020)Researched 2026-10-25
- BKK: Tickets and passes, pricesResearched 2026-10-25
- Fővárosi Vízművek (Budapest Waterworks, municipal) environmental report 2020: 99.95% compliance across all drinking-water parameters, checked by the Budapest public health laboratoriesResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Dengue: Areas with Risk (updated 2026-10-13): not listed; mapping frequent/continuous=frequent, sporadic/uncertain or varies by region=some, not listed=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Travelers' Health: Zika Travel Information, country lists (archived 2024-05-15; the current CDC Zika map of 2026-05-15 uses the same categories but is published as an image): "no mosquitoes that spread Zika"; mapping active outbreak notice=frequent, current or past transmission=some, mosquito but no reported cases or no mosquito=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- Hungarian National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF), edited 2026-03-11: White Card valid 1 year, extendable once for another year; net monthly income of at least EUR 3,000Researched 2026-10-25
- KUBIK homepage: at the start of Pozsonyi út, 1137 Budapest, Jászai Mari tér 5-6Researched 2026-10-25
- OSM node 3674490600: KUBIK coworking (office=coworking), Jászai Mari térResearched 2026-10-25
- KUBIK coworking page: napi coworking (full day 8:00-18:00) HUF 5,450 + VATResearched 2026-10-25
- KUBIK blog: member story post (Szelekovszky Bálint) published 8 Oct 2026 (feed pubDate)Researched 2026-10-25
- ECB euro reference rate 2026-10-23Researched 2026-10-25
- Impact Hub Budapest contact page: 1131 Budapest, Babér utca 1-5 'Danubius Ház' (Nominatim: Angyalföld, XIII. kerület)Researched 2026-10-25
- Impact Hub Budapest memberships page: DAY PASS HUF 6,500 + VAT (HUF 8,255/day incl. VAT)Researched 2026-10-25
- Impact Hub Budapest open-call page (OTP Bank programme): applications due 11 October 2026, programme Nov 2026-Feb 2027; page lastmod 2026-09-07 in sitemapResearched 2026-10-25
- KAPTÁR contact page: 'A belváros szívében', Révay köz 4, 1065 Budapest (District VI)Researched 2026-10-25
- OSM node 3078637238: KAPTÁR (office=coworking), Révay közResearched 2026-10-25
- KAPTÁR FAQ: shared kitchen, skype rooms and meeting rooms, internal programmes; prices page mentions phone booths (telefonfülkék) and community events; showers and standing desks not listedResearched 2026-10-25
- KAPTÁR events post 'Az idei év utolsó természetkapcsolati sétája, OKT. 15.', posted 5 October 2026Researched 2026-10-25
- Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate and places updated 2026-10-25.
- Temperature normals: WMO Climate Normals 1991-2020, Budapest Belterulet 12840 (HungaroMet via NOAA NCEI), Daily_Maximum_Temperature
- Safety: US State Department travel advisory, updated 2026-10-25
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